In Germany, the number of corona cases continues to skyrocket.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports more than 800 deaths - before Christmas of all times.
With a tough lockdown *, Germany now wants to
slow
the spread of the
corona
virus.
Saxony
is currently a Corona * hotspot.
Thuringia is
developing into a new problem child.
This
news ticker on the subject of Corona in Germany
is updated regularly.
Update: December 18, 22:26:
Travelers from
Corona hotspots
after
Germany
come should continue at least three days after entering either a
negative corona test
, a proof of
vaccination
or by producing proof that they've
Corona
had .
This provides for a
draft bill
for a
"Corona Protection Ordinance" of
the Federal
Ministry
of Health, which the dpa has received.
The
picture
had previously
reported about it.
However, it also means that the rules mentioned apply “if and to the extent that the highest state health authority has stipulated this by general decree”.
It is therefore the responsibility of the
federal states
to determine whether and how they implement this.
The
Regulation
will in the course of the proposed law,
January
enter into force and
existing arrangements for returning travelers
detached.
A ministry spokesman did not comment on request and pointed out that it was currently the subject of an internal government vote.
Corona vaccine for Germany is currently still in Belgium
Update from December 18, 9:05 p.m.:
The
corona vaccine
planned
for
Germany by
the Mainz company
Biontech
and its US partner
Pfizer
is currently still in Belgium.
The transport of the cans from the Pfizer plant in
Puurs,
Belgium
to Germany to a central delivery point could only begin
after approval by the
European Commission
, announced Biontech board member
Sean Marett
on Friday.
From there, the vaccine will be brought to the individual distribution centers in the federal states.
In
Germany
and
Turkey
,
Biontech says it
is
responsible
for
delivery
, while
Pfizer
takes
care of it
in all other countries
.
Marett
did not provide
precise information on the amount of vaccine doses that will soon be delivered to the EU member states
.
The distribution is based on an
EU
key
, he said.
Corona in Germany: Spahn signs vaccination ordinance
Next Monday, the European drug
agency
EMA
wants to give
its
assessment
of the
vaccine
from
Biontech
and
Pfizer
.
Federal
Minister of
Health
Jens Spahn
(CDU) signed the
Corona vaccination ordinance
on Friday
.
It regulates the sequence for the initially limited vaccinations.
According to
Spahn, he
expects the
EU Commission
to approve the serum on Tuesday.
The
Paul Ehrlich Institute
responsible in Germany
then checks the delivery batches to see whether the vaccination
doses
correspond to the approval.
Retroactive to December 15th
the vaccination ordinance comes into force.
Because the #vaccine will initially be limited, it is necessary to prioritize.
You can find out who will be vaccinated first under the following link: https://t.co/Pd9yK5T37W pic.twitter.com/pYK1cg5E87
- BMG (@BMG_Bund) December 18, 2020
The
Paul Ehrlich Institute
has now received the
first test samples
and started investigations, a spokeswoman said on Friday evening.
After this check, the federal government will distribute the serum to the federal states.
They distributed it to the more than
400 vaccination centers
and organized the vaccinations on site with the municipalities.
Corona in Germany: Those returning from hotspots have to be quarantined in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Update from December 18, 5.42 p.m.:
In
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
, those returning
from German
corona hotspots have to be put
into
compulsory quarantine
if they have only visited distant relatives or friends, but not close
family members
.
The
state government
decided
on Friday in another
special Corona meeting
.
This controversial regulation is intended to prevent an increased introduction of the
coronavirus
in the course of the upcoming holidays.
The
German Railway
wants over the
Christmas holidays
so-called in 14 stations
FFP2 masks
distributed mainly to older passengers.
The masks will be handed out on the platforms before boarding, a spokesman said on Friday.
The
age
would it
not controlled
, it said.
The output is therefore based on a
sense of proportion
.
Younger people who have had health problems, for example, should
be able to receive
a
mask
.
The train stations are the main train stations in Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Kassel, Cologne, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart.
Corona case numbers in Germany: RKI reports more than 30,000 new infections for the first time
+
Corona in Germany: RKI boss Lothar Wieler at a press conference (symbol photo)
© TOBIAS SCHWARZ / dpa
First report from December 18:
Berlin - is
Germany
getting
the Corona situation under control?
The number of cases is exploding in some regions of Germany.
The threshold of 30,000 has been broken.
The
Robert Koch Institute *
(RKI)
reported
33,777 new corona infections
on Friday morning (data status: December 18, 12 a.m.).
The missing 3,500 cases from Baden-Württemberg were included in the statistics.
Due to a technical breakdown, the data was sent to the RKI too late.
In the past 24 hours, 33,777 new corona cases and 813 further deaths have been recorded in Germany |
1,439,938 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 |
Since the start of the corona pandemic, 24,938 deaths related to the coronavirus have been reported |
There are currently around 345,600 active corona cases in Germany |
The
hard lockdown
has been in
effect
since Wednesday (December 16).
On day 3 of the lockdown, those numbers are staggering.
The coronavirus is particularly rampant in old people's and nursing homes.
Even the week-long
lockdown light
could not prevent that.
Researchers at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) have submitted a report on this.
"Protect grandma and grandpa,"
warned RKI boss Lothar Wieler at a press conference in early December.
The risk of a severe course is particularly high in the elderly.
"The situation is serious," the RKI boss repeated like a prayer wheel.
The incidence is currently high in the over-60 age group.
According to the RKI's Covid-19 management report from Thursday evening, it is
173
.
For comparison: the 7-day incidence in Germany as a whole is currently
184.8
.
More and more corona patients have to be
treated
in the
intensive care unit
.
Currently there are 4,894, of which half are artificially ventilated, as can be seen from the data in the DIVI intensive care register.
In the hospitals there are still 3,644 beds available in intensive care.
If there is a lack of local capacities, patients are relocated to less affected regions.
Corona in Germany - RKI reports 813 deaths
813 people
died in the past 24 hours, the RKI announced.
This week,
2,963 deaths
have already been
recorded.
In the previous week there were 3,056 deaths, tweeted Olaf Gersemann, head of the economic department at WELT (see below).
Almost 89 percent of the
coronavirus-
related deaths
in
Schleswig-Holstein
in the past three months have been residents of old people's and nursing homes.
This is evident from the figures that the Ministry of Health announced on Friday in Kiel at the request of the German Press Agency.
Accordingly, 119 home residents in Schleswig-Holstein died between September 21 and December 14 after a corona infection.
During this period, the number of people in the country who died of or with
Covid-19 rose
by a total of 134 from 161 (as of September 21) to 295 (as of December 14), according to the state government.
Mathematically, the 119 deaths from homes make up around 89 percent of the 134
corona victims recorded
in all of Schleswig-Holstein in the past three months.
With the 813 # Corona deaths in 🇩🇪 that were reported to the RKI yesterday, this week we have already 2963 dead. @ Welt pic.twitter.com/NEofCREti9
- Olaf Gersemann (@OlafGersemann) December 18, 2020
Corona in Germany: The most common Covid-19 symptoms according to the RKI
Clinical feature |
Percent% with clinical feature |
|---|---|
to cough |
41% |
fever |
31% |
sniff |
24% |
Sore throat |
21% |
pneumonia |
2% |
Loss of smell or taste * |
21% |
Rapid antigen tests are very popular right now, especially before Christmas.
But experts warn: The corona tests do not dispel all corona worries.
Especially since the tests vary in reliability.
(ml; dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network
List of rubric lists: © TOBIAS SCHWARZ / dpa